2007 MERCEDES-BENZ C230 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ C230. WHEN THE CONTACT FILLED UP THE FUEL TANK, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE FUEL ODOR WAS UNUSUALLY STRONG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 04/06/16*LJ UPDATED 11/06/2017*CN

AFTER I FILL THE TANK UP WITH GASOLINE THE CAR SMELLS LIKE GAS! ESPECIALLY IN THE REAR ON THE INSIDE AND OUT. HUGE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE. SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON WITH THIS YEAR AND SHOULD BE MADE A RECALL. FUEL VAPORS ARE UNHEALTHY TO BE BREATHING AND SHOULD NOT BE RELEASE INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. NOT TO MENTION MY GAS MILEAGE HAS DECREASED! IT SHOULD BE A RECALL AND NOT A "WEAR AND TEAR" ISSUE BECAUSE THE CAR CANNOT EVEN REGISTER THE ISSUE NO CEL (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) APPEARS BUT YET THE FUEL IS OBVIOUSLY LEAKING. I READ INTO IT AND MANY PEOPLE SAY IT HAS TO DO WITH CRACKED HOUSINGS ON THE FUEL PUMP AND SENDER? PLEASE MAKE THIS A RECALL!! HUGER SAFETY CONCERN WHAT IF I CRASH AND THE CAR IGNITES FROM THE INSIDE!

LOW BEAM DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS OUT AND GOES OUT WHEN REPLACING BULB. I ALWAYS TAKE MY CAR TO THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP, WHERE I PURCHASED NEW IN 2007, FOR MAINTENANCE. SERVICE REP SAYS THE WIRING IN HEADLAMP IS CORROSIVE AND NEEDS REPLACING. MY HUSBAND LOOKED AT THE WIRES AND THEY SEEM TO HAVE MELTED. THE LIGHTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT $350 EACH (X2) AND THE LABOR AS WELL TO REMOVE THE BUMPER AND PUT IN THE NEW LIGHTS. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE W/ THESE CARS AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED OR RECALLED. I'VE NEVER HEARD OF ANOTHER VEHICLE DOING THIS, NOR COSTING NEARLY $1000 TO REPLACE TWO HEADLIGHTS, WHICH IS CRUCIAL FOR SAFETY. I HAVE LOOKED TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS BUT HAVE NOT SEEN ANY. PLEASE ADVISE IF THERE ARE.

I BELIEVE THIS IS RELATED TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA13003. THERE APPEAR TO BE COMPLAINTS BY OTHERS AS WELL FOR THE 2007 C230 REGARDING THIS ISSUE. BASICALLY, WHENEVER I FILL UP MY TANK, I SMELL GAS OUTSIDE OF THE CAR, NOT INSIDE. THE SMELL SEEMS TO BE STRONGEST AT THE RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER MIRROR DOOR AREA NEAR THE HOOD OF THE CAR. THEN AFTER A GALLON OR TWO HAS BEEN USED, THE SMELL GOES AWAY. IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO REPRODUCE AND IDENTIFY THIS PATTERN BECAUSE I DON'T REFILL MY TANK ALL THAT OFTEN (I DRIVE ABOUT 2K MILES A YEAR.) I FIRST STARTED NOTICING THIS SMELL AROUND JUNE 2014 AFTER I HAD MY SPARK PLUGS REPLACED DUE TO THE RECOMMENDED AGE LIMITS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO THAT. SO I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY IDENTIFIED A LEAK AFTER I DESCRIBED MY PROBLEM. I HAVE LOST ALL CONFIDENCE IN MERCEDES DUE TO A NUMBER OF ISSUES ON MY LOW MILEAGE CAR, THAT I STARTED RESEARCHING THIS IN GOOGLE AND DISCOVERED OTHER PEOPLE DESCRIBING THE SAME PROBLEM OF FUEL ODOR WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. THIS LEAK ALSO CORROBORATES WHAT I HAVE NOTICED ON THE FUEL GAUGE; THE FUEL GAUGE DROPS FROM FULL TO 3/4 FULL AFTER DRIVING ABOUT ABOUT 25 MILES OR SO. THAT CAN'T BE RIGHT BECAUSE 25 MILES OR SO IS NOT EVEN 2 GALLONS OF FUEL, AND THE TANK HOLDS ABOUT 13 GALLONS, UNLESS THERE IS A LEAK. PLEASE SEE IF THE PROBLEM WHICH AFFECTED THE E CLASS MODELS FROM THE SAME TIME PERIOD IS AFFECTING THE C CLASS MODEL. THANK YOU.

CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER FILL-UP. REMOVED BACK SEAT TO FIND A PUDDLE OF GAS ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE (DRIVERS SIDE). PLASTIC ON PUMP CRACKED, SHORTING OUT MODULE. BIG SAFETY HAZARD.

THE 2007 MERCEDES BENZ C230 WITH 68,000 MILES HAS AFTER COMING TO A STOP - I WOULD PLACE FOOT ON ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE NOT SHIFT OUT OF LOW GEAR. IT WOULD BARELY MOVE. ON OTHER OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO AND THE VEHICLE RPM'S WOULD REV BEYOND NORMAL RPM'S. THIS COULD HAPPEN ALSO AT THIS COULD HAPPEN ALSO AT ANY SPEED I WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY, AS I WAS TRYING TO ENTER INTO TRAFFIC TRYING TO ACCELERATE MY CAR WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED, AND THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 65 MPH. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE FOR A FEW MINUTES. ONLY AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE ACCELERATION IMPROVED. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE THREE TIMES NOW AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT ME AND MY FAMILY'S SAFETY, WHY HAS MERCEDES BENZ NOT INITIATED A RECALL. I HOPE THE COMPANY IS NOT WAITING FOR A DISASTER TO HAPPEN. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF NHTSA COULD PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE.

MY 2007 C230 MERCEDES BENZ HAVE A STRONG FUEL ODOR AFTER EACH FILL UP. BUT NO FUEL LEAK ON THE GROUND. THIS IS SIMILAR PROBLEM AMONG E CLASS MODEL WHICH HAVE BEEN RECALLED, I AM PAYING TO GET MY CAR REPAIRED AT THE LOCAL DEALER TODAY.

BALANCE SHAFT IS BAD MERCEDES WANTS $5833 TO FIX IT NOW THEY HAVE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM FOR THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY THE WHOLE AMOUNT TO FIX IT AS I LOOKED FOR RECALL I FOUND THE PROBLEM FOR MY GAS TANK THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED TO IF YOU FILL THE CAR UP YOU CAN SMELL GAS NEED HELP TO FIX THIS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ C230. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE SEAT WARMER WAS ACTIVATED AND THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE SEAT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SEAT HAD CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED ITSELF. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED RIGHT HIP INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATING ELEMENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ C230. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO ANY OTHER GEAR AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND POWERED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD FRACTURED. ALSO, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.